On Monday at MBA’s Annual Convention and Expo in Austin, Texas, HUD Secretary Ben Carson revealed that HUD and the DOJ issued a Memorandum of Understanding that establishes guidelines on how the agencies will use the False Claims Act to enforce potential violations of FHA requirements.
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MBA Advocacy Update
On Monday at MBA’s Annual Convention and Expo in Austin, Texas, HUD Secretary Ben Carson revealed that HUD and the DOJ issued a Memorandum of Understanding that establishes guidelines on how the agencies will use the False Claims Act to enforce potential violations of FHA requirements.

MBA Advocacy Update
This past Tuesday, the House Financial Services Committee held a hearing, The End of Affordable Housing? A Review of the Trump Administration’s Plans to Change Housing Finance in America, with testimony provided by Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, HUD Secretary Ben Carson and FHFA Director Mark Calabria.

MBA Advocacy Update
This past Monday, President Trump announced that he intends to nominate Federal Housing Administration (FHA) Commissioner Brian Montgomery to be the next Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Also, President Trump signed two Executive Orders on regulatory guidance issued by federal agencies. And the Treasury Department issued proposed rules to help ease the transition from the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) to other reference rates.